I am still looking for more writers to join my May Ekphrastic challenge. Here is what this April’s writers have to say about their experience. I hope it will encourage you to join me on this next adventure.

Paul is looking for people to join his May Ekphrastic Challenge and I highly recommend it. It has been super fun and I learned so much about myself and from all of the artists who participated this month. I am excited to read all the poems in May!!!!!

floweringink

I am a writer, going blind in Los Angeles. This blog is my story of a slow approach to darkness as I traverse through the rubble of urban life. It is what I see in the withering spaces of my remaining vision. It is humor and despair and darkness and light. It is what I witness as the world slowly disappears.

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April 24, 2020

Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Silent Hour
April 24, 2020 at 3:58 pm

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I am thinking about it. Will you be there too?

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- floweringink
  April 24, 2020 at 4:43 pm
  
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  Oh, that would be amazing if you participated! I am not going to do it this time, but I will be reading every day; I am not a particularly prolific writer, so the fact that I made it this far is kind of a miracle. But, I did love it, and if Paul invites me, I may do it next year.
  
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  - Silent Hour
    April 25, 2020 at 1:41 am
    
    Do you have to write a poem every day? And how do you participate?
  - floweringink
    April 25, 2020 at 7:33 am
    
    Good morning!!! So, yeah, it is a poem every day and you send it to Paul, who posts it on his site. Are you on Twitter? You can contact Paul via twitter or probably though his website, and he will give you more information. He is really lovely and generous. I was intimidated about the every day thing, but It has been way less daunting that I expected.
  - Silent Hour
    April 26, 2020 at 9:48 am
    
    Hi again! I have no twitter. I am still thinking about it. It really seems like a great thing to do. The problem is, I have started two or three new stories, and I don’t know if I can also write a poem every day. I am a really slow writer.
  - floweringink
    April 26, 2020 at 9:58 am
    
    Me too. It was a major challenge for me to write a poem every day. Some poems take me years to write, seriously. Paul is really great and easy about stuff, so if you do decide to do it, I think you will have fun. No pressure. Here is the link to his contact page on his blog.
    https://thewombwellrainbow.com/contacts/
  - Silent Hour
    May 3, 2020 at 6:53 am
    
    Thank you, and sorry I am so late. I think I ll pass this time though. There is a browser issue I cant fix, so I have trouble with my blog also.
    
    I have the same thing with writing. Some pieces take months, even years.
    
    Lots of hugs!
  - floweringink
    May 3, 2020 at 8:36 am
    
    No sorries Lovely Lady! I am sure there will be more opportunities with Paul if it is something you are interested in later. I have browser issues with the blog as well. I have to use a different browser to be able to comment on or like blog posts. It makes me crazy. I hope you are safe and well. Big hugs!!!!! xoxoxo
  - floweringink
    April 26, 2020 at 10:01 am
    
    It would be incredibly amazing to read something from you every day!!!!

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In 2002, Retinitis Pigmentosa changed my life. This is my story of a slow approach to darkness.